Short-term effect evaluation on auricular magnetic bead application for poor eyesight of primary school students

ObjectiveTo ascertain the short-term effects of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) auricular magnetic beads application for treatment of poor vision in primary school students.

MethodsIn 2017, a randomized sampling method was adopted in this study.A total of 458 students with a naked eye visual acuity ≤4.9 were screened from a primary school in the jurisdiction.Of them, 230 students were informed by the parent′s informed consent to receive the TCM ear acupoint application, and the remaining 228 students served as the control group.

ResultsThe average eyes visual acuity of intervention group was 4.842, increasing to 4.848 or 4.859 after 6 or 12 weeks′ treatment by auricular magnetic bead application.After statistically analysis, there is a significant difference in short-term effect of auricular magnetic bead application on eyesight improvement for primary school students.

ConclusionThe TCM auricular magnetic bead application proves to have a short-term effect on the poor eyesight of the students, and the operation is simple and safe.It is conducive to improving students′ participation in poor eyesight control and achieving family and school participation in TCM prevention and treatment of myopia.